Dedza Mountain

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feature of Malaŵi

...of the total land area. The highland areas are mainly isolated tracts that rise as much as 8,000 feet (2,400 metres) above sea level. They comprise the Nyika, Viphya, and Dowa highlands and Dedza-Kirk mountain range in the north and west and the Shire Highlands in the south. The isolated massifs of Mulanje (which reach 9,849 feet [3,002 metres], the highest point in the country) and...

physiography of Kirk Range

...plateau’s height decreases in a southerly direction, from 5,500 feet (1,676 m) at Dedza to 1,400 feet (425 m) in the Blantyre area. The plateau is dotted with residuals of former erosion, such as Dedza Mountain (7,120 feet [2,170 m]) and the hills of Chirobwe and Mvai. The Kirk Range forms the watershed boundary between Lake Nyasa and Mozambique.

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